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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT is a catch-all term
that covers a multitude of activities-and abuses.
Building dams in India, planting trees in Burkina
Faso, and rescuing street children in Brazil are
images of development with which we can all
identify. But what few people realize is that the
terms "aid" and "development" often mask confusion,
contradiction, and even downright
deceit.
The updated version of
2002's best-selling No-Nonsense Guide to
International Development explains what
"development" actually is-and explores its
political and economic roots in history. It shows
what can happen in the name of development and
argues for a more organic, social approach with
those it seeks to serve as equal partners in the
process.
Maggie Black has written books for OUP,
UNICEF, and Oxfam. She has worked as a consultant
for UNICEF, Anti-Slavery International, and
WaterAid, among others, and has written for the
Guardian, The Economist, and BBC
World Service.
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The No-Nonsense Guides
